Monthly Masterclasses for clowns of all levels (plus a whole lot more) when you join Clown Spirit Village for the monthly investment that works for you (cancel any time):

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Foundations for Clowning in Healthcare Settings 

with DICK MONDAY & TIFFANY RILEY

 

As healthcare clowns, our work begins by meeting people exactly where they are—whether that’s a hospitalized child navigating fear and boredom, or a senior longing for connection.

From that first moment of contact, we invite our partners in care on a journey fueled by presence, play, and possibility. 

In this masterclass with veteran teachers Tiffany Riley and Dick Monday, we will explore essential questions of clown practice in healthcare contexts: 

  • What tactics and proposals help build trust and curiosity? 

  • Where do you look—internally and externally—for inspiration when shaping your repertoire of responses? 

  • what makes a strong clown partnership, including the creative use of contrast, status, and shared intention to deepen interactions and amplify joy.

Riley and Monday will guide the session using tools drawn from years of experience as clown doctors. Central to this work is the belief that best practice in healthcare clowning is working in pairs. To that end, the workshop will focus on three foundational partnering skills: deep listening; trust; and the ability to say yes.      

When Is It?  

SATURDAY MAY 9th
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours) 

 

Where is it?

Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)

 

How Do I Join?

  • Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
  • You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
  • Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
  • If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
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Recovering From Seriousness

With SUKHMANI KOHLI

 

 

What if the problem isn’t your problems… but how seriously you’re holding them?

In this playful and deeply human workshop, Sukhmani Kohli invites you to loosen your grip on seriousness and rediscover the freedom, connection, and creativity that lives on the other side of it. Because when we take ourselves too seriously, we tend to isolate, tighten, and try to fix or control what’s unfolding. The clown, on the other hand, says “yes, and…”—opening into flow, curiosity, and shared humanity.

This is not about avoiding pain or bypassing what’s real. In fact, it’s the opposite.

As a clown, you learn how to be with what is serious—through play. You don’t deny grief, fear, or difficulty; you give them space, expression, and even a kind of artistry. Through play, you discover that you can face what’s hard without becoming frozen by it or overwhelmed by it.

Through guided exercises, games, and clown-inspired explorations, we’ll experiment with bringing lightness to the things that feel heavy. Together, we’ll transform “serious problems” into material for play—allowing grief, frustration, or confusion to be expressed fully, even magnificently, without judgment or the need to resolve it. 

 

When Is It? 

SATURDAY JUNE 6th
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours) 

 

Where is it?

Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)

 

How Do I Join?

  • Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
  • You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
  • Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
  • If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
  • >>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE.

 

The Teachers...

About Dick & Tiffany

About Sukhmani

Tiffany Riley and Dick Monday, known internationally as Slappy & Monday, are a comedy duo who have spent more than twenty years using humor to entertain, educate, and inspire. Life partners and creative collaborators, they have headlined circuses and festivals worldwide, including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, The Big Apple Circus, Circus Sarasota, and Circo Atayde. Their work ranges from intimate performances to large-scale circus productions, featuring juggling, music, eccentric dance, bubbles, and physical comedy.

Beyond performing, Riley and Monday are passionate educators and mentors. They founded The New York Goofs, Slappy’s Puppet Playhouse, and The Laughter League, training hundreds of students—many of whom have gone on to work with major circus companies, theatrical productions, and touring shows. Laughter League, the flagship program of their nonprofit Foundation for Laughter, brings therapeutic healthcare clowning to hospitals and camps, reaching more than 100,000 children and families each year and affirming laughter as a vital force for connection and healing.

 

Sukhmani Kohli is a theatre and clown practitioner with over 19 years of experience as a performer, director, and facilitator. Her work centres on creating experiences for people of all ages that spark play and joy, enabling participants to show up as their real, authentic selves and form deep, transformative connections.

Having shared her clowning work both nationally and internationally, Sukhmani has directed multiple clown and theatre productions that have been performed across the country. Alongside her performance work, she designs and facilitates playful spaces that support wellness, self-awareness, creative thinking, community building, and participative leadership. Her approach is rooted in using “non-serious” playful practices to explore “serious” themes such as identity, grief, and conflict.

The Next 6 Months of Masterclasses...

What Participants Are Saying...

Deb Rich

Clown Spirit is a remarkable resource for meeting and conversing with master clowns from around the globe. The access to masterclasses on a monthly basis is beyond my wildest dreams come true. Today's class with Jeff Raz was eye opening and heart opening on so many levels. Masterful teaching of the inner workings of clowning. Thank you Barnaby for building the extraordinary Clown Spirit!

Robin Eriksson

The Masterclass series has been pure magic. It's hard to put into words how transformative it is to be a part of it and all it offers. The practices and wisdom shared in each one is a gift in itself; compound the workshops and it is truly a winfall! I am so grateful for the constant inspiration and encouragement, and for what I am learning about myself and clowning. Did I mention, Clown Spirit is M.A.G.I.C.? 

Brian Sutherland

 

Just took this amazing class thanks to Barnaby King! I highly recommend doing some of the Master classes. I can’t believe how much play we got to do in this workshop with the amazing Joe Dieffenbacher 🤡 Thanks to both of you. One of the best zoom Classes yet!

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